Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor

VERTAMAE SMART-GROSVENOR (1937-2016) was a poet, actress, culinary anthropologist, and writer. She is the author of Thursdays and Every Other Sunday Off: A Domestic Rap , Vertamae Cooks in the Americas' Family Kitchen , and Vertamae Cooks Again: More Recipes from the Americas' Family Kitchen . She has served as a correspondent and host for National Public Radio and written for the New York Times , the Village Voice , the Washington Post, Life, Ebony , and Essence .

VERTAMAE SMART-GROSVENOR (1937-2016) was a poet, actress, culinary anthropologist, and writer. She is the author of Thursdays and Every Other Sunday Off: A Domestic Rap , Vertamae Cooks in the Americas' Family Kitchen , and Vertamae Cooks Again: More Recipes from the Americas' Family Kitchen . She has served as a correspondent and host for National Public Radio and written for the New York Times , the Village Voice , the Washington Post, Life, Ebony , and Essence . See less